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In this photo released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) rescuers carry the body of a victim of landslide at Pasir Langu village after a landslide, in West Bandung district of West Java province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (BNPB via AP)2026-01-26T10:32:41Z BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) Nineteen members of Indonesias elite marine force are among 42 people missing after being swept away or buried by a deadly weekend landslide that tore through a mountainside in West Java province, officials said Monday.The marines were training in rugged terrain and heavy rainfall when Saturdays predawn landslide swallowed their camp and some 34 houses in Pasir Langu village on the slopes of Mount Burangrang. A search operation has grown from 500 to 2,100 personnel using bare hands, water pumps, drones and excavators.Seventeen people have been confirmed dead, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.Four marines were among the dead, navy Chief of Staff Adm. Muhammad Ali told reporters. They were part of a 23-member unit training for a long-duration border assignment on the IndonesiaPapua New Guinea frontier, he said. The rest are unaccounted for. Heavy rain over two nights triggered the slope failure that buried their training area, Ali said. Heavy machinery has struggled to reach the site, the access road is narrow and the ground remains unstable. Ade Dian Permana, who heads the local search and rescue office, told reporters that 42 people were missing. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on The ground is still very unstable and mixed with water, which limits how far our teams can safely move, he said.Rescuers were digging through tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees in a landslide that stretched more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), said Yudhi Bramantyo, the operation director of the National Search and Rescue Agency. He said that in some places the mud reached up to 8 meters (26 feet). Authorities halted search operations at nightfall because limited visibility and unstable soil posed risks to rescuers, Bramantyo said.Seasonal rains and high tides from about October to April frequently cause flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.

Arizona forward Tobe Awaka drives on West Virginia guard Amir Jenkins (2) and guard Honor Huff during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)2026-01-26T18:02:25Z Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 mens college basketball poll ahead of Monday nights showdown at No. 13 BYU, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska climbed to a program-best fifth ahead of its big week in the Big Ten.The Wildcats, riding their best start since the 2013-14 season, received all 60 first-place votes from the national media panel to easily outdistance second-place UConn and third-ranked Michigan, whose places remained unchanged from last weeks poll.Arizona was 20-0 going into the week, just the third 20-game win streak in program history.Were just trying to win one game every week, or however many games we have, and I think were doing a good job of it, Wildcats freshman star Koa Peat said. Just keep doing what were doing, and keep getting better as a team.Duke remained No. 4 ahead of the Huskers, who also are 20-0 and climbed two more spots from last week. Nebraska has won 24 in a row dating to last season, the longest win streak by any Big Ten team since Ohio State won 24 straight to start the 2010-11 season. Just like Arizona, the path to stay perfect is perilous. The Huskers visit Michigan on Tuesday night and play No. 9 Illinois on Sunday. Heck of a team, man, Northwestern coach Chris Collins said after the Huskers beat his own team a couple of weeks ago. Its really refreshing to watch the purity they play with, the joy they play with, the toughness they play with. Gonzaga moved up two spots to sixth after narrowly avoiding an upset loss to San Francisco. The Bulldogs were followed by Michigan State, Iowa State, the Illini and Houston, which remained in the top 10 for a 23rd straight poll despite its loss to Texas Tech.The Red Raiders were right behind at No. 11 following wins over Baylor and their 90-86 triumph over the Cougars on Saturday.Purdue tumbled eight spots to No. 12 following back-to-back losses to UCLA and Illinois. BYU stayed put at No. 13, Kansas climbed five spots to No. 14 ahead of its matchup with BYU on Saturday, while Arkansas also moved up five spots to round out the top 15.St. Johns, the preseason No. 5, returned to the poll for the first time since dropping out in mid-December following wins over Seton Hall and Xavier, the latter giving coach Rick Pitino his 900th win. Georgia dropped out after a lopsided loss to Texas. Rising and fallingNorth Carolina made the biggest climb this week, moving up six spots to No. 15 after wins over Notre Dame and then-No. 14 Virginia. Kansas and Arkansas were just ahead of the Tar Heels after moving up five spots apiece.Purdues eight-spot fall to No. 12 dropped the Boilermakers out of the top 10 for the first time this season. Alabama fell six spots to No. 23 following its loss to Tennessee, while Houston and Clemson each fell four spots after losses last week.Update on the NETThe NET rankings released Monday, which the NCAA uses to help with its tournament selection, largely mirrors the Top 25, though with a few exceptions. It ranks UConn six spots lower, at No. 8, Texas Tech seven down at 18th and Arkansas five lower at 20th, while Illinois is three spots better at No. 6, Vanderbilt is five spots better at 13th and Florida is three better at 16th.It also ranks at Iowa at No. 21; the Hawkeyes are fourth among those also receiving votes in the AP poll. Top 25 voters put Miami of Ohio at 24th amid its perfect start to the season, while the NCAA ranking has the RedHawks at No. 48. Conference watchThe Big 12 and the Big Ten continue to dominate the Top 25. Arizona leads three top-10 teams for the Big 12 and six in the Top 25, while Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and Illinois give the Big Ten four in the top 10 while Purdue makes it five in the Top 25. The ACC also has five ranked teams, the SEC four, the Big East two and the West Coast, Atlantic 10 and Mid-American one apiece.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball DAVE SKRETTA Skretta is a Kansas City-based sports writer for The Associated Press. He covers the Royals, the Chiefs and college sports along with auto racing, the Olympics and other sports.

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BUFFALO, NYGiving thanks for the hospitality shown to him and his family throughout his tenure with the team, recently terminated Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott reportedly expressed his gratitude Monday to the people, if you want to use that term, of Buffalo. For the past nine years, the peopleand of course I use that word very looselyof Buffalo have opened their city to me and my wife and children, and for that, theseinhabitantswill forever be in my heart, McDermott wrote in an emotional, full-page advertisement taken out in The Buffalo News, thanking the citys vaguely humanoid population for their off-putting approximations of passion and support, and praising them as a group of individuals who perhaps qualify as a community by the slimmest of margins. Its been such a privilege to serve these Again, people isnt quite right, not at all. Anyone watching them lurch around a tailgate can tell you that. Creatures would be a more accurate description, I guess, or maybe even organisms. But whatever they are, Ill never forget them. Though McDermott has yet to formally interview for any of the numerous NFL coaching vacancies, sources close to the coach confirmed that he was open to living among the frothing, subhuman pig-men of Cleveland.The post Sean McDermott Expresses Gratitude To The People, If You Want To Call Them That, Of Buffalo appeared first on The Onion.

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The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.

THE HEAVENSWarning His subjects that they should not mess with His carefully laid plans by playing hero, God, Our Lord and Heavenly Father, reportedly informed humanity Monday that choking people were meant to die. I created all thingsdo you really think I would fuck up and make human throats clog on accident? This is divine design, said He Who Commanded Light to Shine Out of Darkness, revealing that busybody asshole Henry Heimlich, who died in 2016, was burning in hell for all eternity. Look at how horrible choking is. Could I have made it any more clear that people are supposed to suffer? When it comes to money and love and politics, its all, Do not doubt Gods plan, but then suddenly youre rushing over to a toddler who swallowed a button. Whos the almighty being here? Did you design a perfectly balanced and intricate universe that goes on for billions of light years? I didnt think so. I actually have to kill other people just to balance the scale when you mess up this shit. That last earthquake in Myanmar was all just people who were supposed to choke to death in other places. So just step back and give choking people space to undergo the divine process through which I claim their soul. The Lord Almighty added that His plan was also in effect anytime someone was on fire or being devoured by a wild animal.The post God Informs Humanity Choking People Meant To Die appeared first on The Onion.

At least so far, President Trump has managed to bring along even those conservative supporters who are skeptical of foreign interventions.

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WASHINGTONUrging locals to fully cooperate with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner, said Noem, who emphasized that public safety depended on the ability of federal immigration officers to kill unimpeded. These are official, state-sanctioned murders, and its not your place to interfere. Our agents need to be able to do the job they were hired to do.And if you do choose to resist being murdered, well, you shouldnt be surprised by what comes to you. The DHS secretary went on to condemn the media for depicting these murderers as Nazis.The post Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders appeared first on The Onion.

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Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Researchers are raising alarms over unexplained pauses that have interrupted dozens of U.S. federal health surveillance databases covering vaccinations and overdose deaths during the second Trump administration. The breakdown is creating critical gaps in public health according to a study published on Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine.During 2025, nearly half (46 percent) of 82 routinely-updated databases managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experienced delays or total cessations of new data, an interdisciplinary team reports in their new audit. The majority (87 percent) of the affected databases monitor vaccination-related topics, and most experienced data blackouts for a period of more than six months as of late October 2025.Such long pauses may have compromised evidence for decision making and policies by clinicians, administrators, professional organizations, and policymakers, wrote the researchers led by Jeremy W. Jacobs, an assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Without current data on disease burden, vaccination coverage, behavioral health indicators, and demographic disparities, clinicians cannot identify emerging threats or focus on meeting the needs of specific populations, the team continued. Without safeguards, unexplained pauses in surveillance undermine evidence-based medicine and erode public trust at a time when both are critically needed.The affected CDC databases collect surveillance information from hospitals, research centers, and other sources to monitor dangerous situationslike infectious disease outbreaks or upticks in drug overdosesand provide real-time aid and guidance to assist local health authorities. As of December 2025, only one of the paused databases identified in the October survey had been updated.Over the course of the past year, the team wrote, federal health databases have seen "unprecedented removal and undocumented alteration. They speculated that the interruptions are related to the Trump administrations major cuts to federal staff and budgets across the U.S. government, including at the CDC and the National Institute of Health, which likely played a role in disrupting data collection and updates to technical infrastructure.The disproportionate impact on vaccination-related databases also reflect the priorities of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trumps Health and Human Services secretary, who has spread misinformation about vaccines, reduced the childhood vaccine schedule, and fired leading scientific advisors and CDC officials who have pushed back on his views.Vaccination tracking is particularly vulnerable because it requires ongoing coordination across federal, state, and health care system data sources, the researchers said. Vaccination surveillance identifies groups with greater challenges to access and equity by stratifying by age, race and ethnicity, geographic jurisdiction, and insurance coverage. The ability to address these disparities has been compromised precisely when such information is most needed to counter misinformation and target outreach.In an editorial published alongside the study, Jeanne Marrazzo, a physician and CEO of the Infectious Disease Society of America, called the new study damning and said it exposed tampering with evidence and selective silencing." She warns that the loss of updated data in these systems could lead to dire consequences, including delayed responses to disease outbreaks, and a loss of public trust in federal health institutions.The administrations antivaccine stance has interrupted the reliable flow of the data we need to keep Americans safe from preventable infections, said Marrazzo, who was not an author of the study.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, who has stated baldly that the CDC failed to protect Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now enacting a self-fulfilling prophecy, she warned. The CDC as it currently exists is no longer the stalwart, reliable source of public health data that for decades has set the global bar for rigorous public health practice.Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week.

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Officials clearly understood that the fatal shooting of a demonstrator posed one of the gravest political threats to President Trump since his inauguration.

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of the alliance, told members of the European Parliament that President Trump was doing a lot of good stuff.

After a second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats say public opinion is on their side and they are willing to risk a backlash to counter what they see as police-state tactics.

Previously quarantined cans of yellowfin tuna that were recalled due to a defective pull tab which could introduce botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, were mistakenly reshipped to stores in at least nine states. What do you think?Nothing a 10% discount cant fix.Clark Diekmann, Produce DisplayerHow potentially fatal are we talking?Elyse Schubow, Seam ReinforcerSome poisonings are just meant to be.Allen Trottier, Riverbed RakerThe post Canned Tuna Recalled For Potentially Fatal Botulism Mistakenly Reshipped appeared first on The Onion.

WASHINGTONClaiming that no one would realistically devote their life to serving others without being funded by nefarious actors, President Donald Trump allegedMondaythat Democrats had secretly paid Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old Veterans Affairs nurse killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, to be a model citizen. What they dont want you to know is that George Soros and his far-left billionaire friends hired Alex Pretti to act as a dependable, beloved pillar of his community for decades, said Trump, adding that there was no way a man could be so universally beloved by every member of his family, community, and workplace unless some kind of Democratic dark money was at play. Nowadays, people like Alex Pretti get a lot of money to live virtuous lives, follow the rules, and stand up for whats right. This guy was paid a prettypenny to help war veterans, own a legal firearm but have no criminal record, and use his last words to ask a woman who had been thrown to the ground by federal agents if she was okay. And believe me, he laughed all the way to the bank. If the radical left have their way, well have kindness like this taking over the country. Trump added that federal immigration officers had no choice but to fatally shoot Pretti when they discovered millions of dollars in cash from Democrats on his body.The post Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen appeared first on The Onion.

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People gather near the scene where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)2026-01-26T23:10:24Z WASHINGTON (AP) The fatal shooting over the weekend of a Minneapolis man has prompted calls for a thorough independent investigation into the second death at the hands of federal immigration officers since the Trump administration began its large-scale operation in the city late last year.But many of the investigations details, including the identities of the officers involved and precisely what evidence is being examined, remain unclear even as tensions soar in Minneapolis over the death of Alex Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse. Any investigation into the details of the shooting will likely be highly scrutinized. The Trump administration has been quick to cast Pretti as an armed instigator, although videos emerging from the scene and local officials contradict that claim.Heres a look at whats known about the investigation into the shooting and whats not: Three probes launchedThe White House says three federal investigations into the shooting are underway. During a briefing Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI were investigating the shooting and U.S. Customs and Border Protection was conducting their own internal review.As President (Donald) Trump said yesterday, the administration is reviewing everything with respect to the shooting, and we will let that investigation play out, Leavitt added, without providing additional details on the probes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which normally plays a key role in any case in which a federal law enforcement officer kills a civilian, is instead only lending support in processing physical evidence from the scene, such as Prettis gun.Historically, the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department investigates shootings of civilians by law enforcement officers for potential criminal violations, but theres no indication that they intend to do so in Prettis case. In the case of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement earlier this month that there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation. Gil Kerlikowske, who headed Customs and Border Protection during the Obama administration, said that when he was at the agency, if a Border Patrol agent used deadly force on the job, it would be routine for the FBI to conduct a criminal civil rights investigation, even in cases where the force may have been justified and even if the probe wouldnt necessarily lead to prosecution.Kerlikowske also questioned why Homeland Security Investigations, an arm within DHS that traditionally probes cross-border issues like drug smuggling and human trafficking, would take a lead role in this investigation. This isnt something that HSI has real expertise or does at all, said Kerlikowske. Shooting and use of force and potential criminal liability is not something that would be in their portfolio. Videos, firearms and questions about Prettis phoneFBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday on Fox News that the agency will be assisting HSI by processing physical evidence. Patel said theyre in possession of the firearm, which is going to go to our laboratory, in reference to Prettis gun.But Patel made no reference to whether the bureau had gathered the firearms of the officers or agents who were on the scene or what other evidence the FBI was processing.DHS officials did not respond to questions Monday about whether they are in possession of Prettis phone or whether they have recovered the video he was recording when he was killed.Prettis family told The Associated Press they dont have the phone and dont know where it is. Prettis father, Michael Pretti, said Monday the family had still not been contacted by or provided any information by federal law enforcement.Investigators also have an extensive array of videos to sift through, including multiple videos shot by activists and protesters at the scene. Use-of-force experts have said that bystander video undermined federal authorities claim that Pretti approached a group of lawmen with a firearm and that a Border Patrol officer opened fire defensively. There has been no evidence made public, they said, that supports a claim by Border Patrol senior official Greg Bovino that Pretti, who had a permit to carry a concealed handgun, intended to massacre law enforcement. Investigators have video from at least four Border Patrol agents on the scene who were wearing body cameras, said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin. Those videos have not been made public.Neither have the identities of the Border Patrol agents involved. The officer who shot the man is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said Saturday. State officials say they are being shut outThe incident has shined a light on the increasing mistrust between officials in the state and the Trump administration over who should take the lead in investigating. Drew Evans, superintendent of Minnesotas Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which investigates police shootings, told reporters Saturday that federal officers had blocked his agency from the scene of the shooting even after it obtained a signed judicial warrant. We will continue to investigate this case and others that we have recently been involved with. But I would be remiss if I didnt state that it would be difficult to obtain all of the evidence and information obtained without cooperation, Evans said Saturday.A federal judge has already issued an order blocking the Trump administration from destroying or altering evidence related to the shooting after state and county officials sued.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the lawsuit filed Saturday is meant to preserve evidence collected by federal officials that state authorities have not yet been able to inspect. McLaughlin dismissed the lawsuit, saying claims that the federal government would destroy evidence are a ridiculous attempt to divide the American people and distract from the fact that our law enforcement officers were attacked and their lives were threatened.Minnesotas Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said he called for an impartial investigation in a phone call with Trump Monday.Trump, in an earlier social media post, said after their call he and Walz seemed to be on a similar wavelength, although he did not mention the investigations. Later, Leavitt said Trump supports the probes that are underway. ___Associated Press writers Michael Biesecker and Eric Tucker contributed. REBECCA SANTANA Santana covers the Department of Homeland Security for The Associated Press. She has extensive experience reporting in such places as Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. twitter mailto

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos for Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)2026-01-26T22:12:21Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the countrys national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework announced last year.Trump said on social media that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15% to 25%. The U.S. president previously imposed the tariffs by declaring an economic emergency and bypassing Congress, while South Korea needed legislative approval for the framework announced in July and affirmed during Trumps October visit to the country.Our Trade Deals are very important to America. In each of these Deals, we have acted swiftly to reduce our TARIFFS in line with the Transaction agreed to, Trump said. We, of course, expect our Trading Partners to do the same. The threat was a reminder that the tariff drama unleashed last year by Trump is likely to be repeated again and again this year. The global economy and U.S. voters might find the worlds trade structure constantly being subject to disruption and new negotiations as Trump has already sought to levy tariffs in order to bend other nations to his will. Trump has in the past tied his tariffs to commitments by South Korea to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy over several years, including efforts to revitalize American shipyards. But the Trump administrations relations with South Korea have at times been rocky with the raid last year by immigration officials at a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia that caused 475 people to be detained. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on Mondays announcement of new tariffs fits a pattern in which Trump plans to continue to deploy tariffs, possibly to the detriment of relations with other countries. Just last week, the president threatened tariffs on eight European nations unless the U.S. gained control of Greenland, only to pull back on his ultimatum after meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump on Saturday said he would put a 100% tax on goods from Canada if it followed through with plans to bolster trade with China. Trump has bragged about his trade frameworks as drawing in new investment to the U.S., yet many of his heavily hyped deals have yet to be finalized. The European Parliament has yet to approve a trade deal pushed by Trump that would put a 15% tax on the majority of goods made by the EUs 27 member states.The United States is poised this year to renegotiate its amended 2020 trade pact with Canada and Mexico. There are also ongoing Section 232 investigations under the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, as well as an upcoming Supreme Court decision on whether Trump exceeded his authority by declaring tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act. JOSH BOAK Boak covers the White House and economic policy for The Associated Press. He joined the AP in 2013. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Trader Michael Capolino, left, and Specialist Thomas McArdle work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)2026-01-26T04:21:18Z NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and won back its losses from last weeks dip. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 313 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.4%.Baker Hughes helped lead the way and rose 4.4% after delivering a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The energy technology company said its benefiting from strong momentum in demand for liquefied natural gas, among other things.CoreWeave climbed 5.7% after Nvidia said it invested $2 billion in the stock and will help accelerate the buildout of CoreWeaves artificial-intelligence factories, which use Nvidia chips, by 2030 to advance AI adoption. Nvidia slipped 0.6%.USA Rare Earth rallied 7.9% after saying the U.S. government agreed to provide $277 million in federal funding to help the company produce heavy rare earths, minerals and magnets. The Trump administration also agreed to a proposed $1.3 billion loan, while the company separately raised $1.5 billion through private investors. Much of the rest of Wall Street was relatively quiet. That included mixed performances for airlines, which had to cancel thousands of flights due to the winter storm that swept much of the United States over the weekend. Delta Air Lines lost 0.7%, and Southwest Airlines added 0.2%. All told, the S&P 500 rose 34.62 points to 6,950.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 313.69 to 49,412.40, and the Nasdaq composite gained 100.11 to 23,601.36. The action was stronger in the gold market, where the metals price rallied another 2.1% and briefly topped $5,100 per ounce for the first time to set another record. Silver surged even more and settled 14% higher. Prices for precious metals have been soaring as investors look for safer places to park their money amid threats of tariffs, still-high inflation, political strife and mountains of debt for governments worldwide. The latest worry to pile atop the swelling list was President Donald Trumps threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods from Canada if it signs a free trade deal with China.The U.S. dollars value also continued its recent slide against peers. Last week, it was U.S. tariff threats related to Greenland that drove some global investors away from the dollar. This time, it was the Japanese yen leaping sharply because of expectations that officials in both Japan and the United States may intervene in the market to prop up the Japanese currencys value.More swings could be ahead for financial markets in a week full of big tests.The Federal Reserve will announce its latest move on interest rates on Wednesday. Its been lowering its main interest rate and has indicated more cuts may be on the way in 2026 to help shore up the job market and give the economy a boost. Most economists expect it to hold steady on Wednesday, in part because inflation remains stubbornly above the Feds 2% target and lower rates could worsen it. Whatever the Fed decides, comments from its chair, Jerome Powell, following the decision could sway stock and bond markets. Several of Wall Streets most influential stocks are also set to deliver their latest earnings reports this week. That includes Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla on Wednesday and Apple on Thursday.In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.21% from 4.24% late Friday.In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia. Japans Nikkei 225 dropped 1.8% for one of the worlds bigger moves. A stronger yen could hurt Japanese exporters, and Toyota Motor fell 4.1%.___AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)2026-01-26T11:28:00Z LONDON (AP) The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musks social media platform X on Monday after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform. European regulators also widened a separate, ongoing investigation into Xs recommendation systems after the platform said it would switch to Groks AI system to choose which posts users see.The scrutiny from Brussels comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users through its AI image generation and editing capabilities to undress people, putting females in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing. Researchers said some images appeared to include children. Some governments banned the service or issued warnings. The 27-nation EUs executive said it was looking into whether X has done enough as required by the blocs digital regulations to contain the risks of spreading illegal content such as manipulated sexually explicit images. AP AUDIO: European Union opens investigation into Musks AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes AP correspondent Laurence Brooks reports on the EU investigating Elon Musks X over deepfake images. That includes content that may amount to child sexual abuse material, the European Commission said. These risks have now materialized, the commission said, exposing the blocs citizens to serious harm. Regulators will examine whether Grok is living up to its obligations under the Digital Services Act, the blocs wide-ranging rule book for keeping internet users safe from harmful content and products. In response to a request for comment, an X spokeswoman directed The Associated Press to an earlier statement that the company remains committed to making X a safe platform for everyone and that it has zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation, nonconsensual nudity, and unwanted sexual content. The X statement from Jan. 14 also said it would stop allowing users to depict people in bikinis, underwear or other revealing attire, but only in places where it has been deemed illegal. Non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation, Henna Virkkunen, an executive vice president at the commission, said in a statement. With this investigation, we will determine whether X has met its legal obligations under the DSA, or whether it treated rights of European citizens including those of women and children - as collateral damage of its service, said Virkkunen, who oversees tech sovereignty, security and democracy.Musks artificial intelligence company xAI launched Groks image tool last summer. But the problem began snowballing only late last month when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others. The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Groks responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.The EU investigation covers only Groks service on X, and not Groks website and standalone app. Thats because the DSA applies only to the biggest online platforms. Theres no deadline for the bloc to resolve the case, which could end in either X pledging to change its behavior or a hefty fine. In December Brussels issued X with a 120-million euro (then-$140 million) fine as part of the earlier ongoing DSA investigation, for shortcomings including blue checkmarks that broke the rules on deceptive design practices that risked exposing users to scams and manipulation.The bloc has also been scrutinizing X over allegations that Grok generated antisemitic material and has asked the site for more information. Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Grok earlier this month in response to the controversy, becoming the first countries to do so.On Friday, Malaysian authorities said they lifted the temporary restriction after the company implemented additional security and preventive measures, without giving further details. Malaysian regulators said they met last week with Xs representatives and would continue to monitor the situation. X is facing similar pressure in the United States Last week, attorneys general in 35 states wrote a letter to the company calling for it disclose its plans to prevent Grok from creating nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images, and explain how it will eliminate such existing content from the platform.We strongly urge you to be a leader in this space by further addressing the harms resulting from this technology, the attorneys general wrote.__AP writer Eileen Ng in Kuala Lumpur contributed to this report KELVIN CHAN Chan covers technology and innovation in Europe and beyond for The Associated Press. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reduced traffic in and out of the airport and designed safer routes. Crash victims families want more.

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.

Also, large parts of the U.S. are dangerously cold. Heres the latest at the end of Monday.

President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, citing the countrys slow ratification of a trade deal.

Some children skipped remote classes in city schools in favor of activities they felt were more important: sledding and snowball fights.

The administration announced a $1.6 billion deal with USA Rare Earth. The firm also does business with Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of President Trumps commerce secretary.

Protests that erupted late last year shook elements of the Iranian government, according to the reports.

Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states rights and limited use of federal power.

The forecasts had predicted that the storm could be among the worst in a generation to hit the region. By Monday, it was clear that is exactly what happened.

The announcement of a reorganization comes nearly a year after a midair collision killed 67 people and prompted a public outcry for enhancing the security of aviation travel.

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

Mass transit is slowly getting back to normal around the city.

As a snowstorm arrived, Mayor Zohran Mamdani reminded New Yorkers that they could access the romance series that inspired the TV show through their public library.

Marineland, a closed aquatic park in Ontario, had threatened to euthanize its whales after the government denied an application to send them to China.

It is far rarer and more difficult for state authorities to try to investigate federal law enforcement officials than the other way around.

The storm deaths were reported in New York, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kansas, Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kentucky and New Jersey, and other deaths were under investigation.

As Japan and China feud, an animal long used in Chinese diplomacy has been summoned back home.